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German Collection

Our catalogue of German language films includes:

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE SEASON NOW SHOWING

Liv Lisa Fries captivates in the hugely affecting new historical drama from Andreas Dresen, the remarkable true story of a young German woman drawn into the anti-Nazi resistance movement during World War II.

COMING SOON FROM PALACE FILMS

A sensation at the 2024 Berlinale, Matthais Glasner’s compelling all-star drama is led by the incredible Lars Eidinger as a successful, middle-aged orchestra conductor negotiating the chaos of his volatile private life.

A FILM BY CLAIRE BURGER

Claire Burger's acclaimed new drama depicts the boundary-testing friendship between two 17-year-old schoolgirls —one French, one German – as they grapple with how to understand themselves and others in an increasingly fluid world.

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A wickedly entertaining blend of satire, drama and comedy, the new film from writer/director Michael Bully Herbig (Balloon, Manitou’s Shoe) is inspired by the high-profile Der Spiegel media scandal that made international headlines.

A FILM BY MARGARETHE VON TROTTA

Vicky Krieps dazzles in Margarethe von Trotta’s sumptuous new drama, a perceptive and affecting depiction of the titular 20th Century Austrian poet during a turbulent on-and-off relationship, and the role of women in post WWII society.

A FILM BY FRAUKE FINSTERWALDER

Sandra Hüller stars in writer/director Frauke Finsterwalder’s irreverent new drama as the lady-in-waiting to the extravagant Empress Elisabeth of Austria (aka Sisi) in her final years.

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David Kross, Henry Hübchen and Tom Schilling lead a stellar cast in Leander Haussmann's charming comedy about a man who led a double life in 1980s East Berlin as an underground poet... and a Stasi agent.

A FILM BY MAGGIE PEREN

Based on an extraordinary true story, the stirring WWII drama from writer/director Maggie Peren is the story of a daringly adventurous Jewish graphic artist who uses his talents to help others escape the Nazis. 

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A beguiling fusion of modern romance and futurism, Maria Schrader’s romantic comedy questions what it means to be human, as a scientist agrees to live with a human-like robot that has been designed to be her perfect life partner.

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Writer/director Dominik Graf re-unites Never Look Away stars Tom Schiller and Saskia Rosendahl for an exhilarating coming-of-age drama set in Berlin in the hedonistic twilight years of Weimar Germany.

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In this darkly comic skewering of celebrity and privilege, Daniel Brühl (Goodbye Lenin, Rush, The Falcon & The Winter Soldier) plays a famous actor whose day gets completely railroaded by a stranger with ulterior motives.

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Writer/director Martin Zandvliet’s multi award-winning historical drama tells a gripping story of redemption and forgivenesss, as it follows a group of captured soldiers in Denmark in the immediate aftermath of WWII.